Telefónica将支付8500多万美元, 解决涉及委内瑞拉的美国贿赂调查。 Telefónica will pay over $85 million to settle a U.S. bribery investigation involving Venezuela.

西班牙最大的电信公司Telefónica将支付超过8 500万美元, 解决美国司法部对委内瑞拉官员行贿案的调查。 Telefónica, Spain's largest telecommunications company, will pay over $85 million to settle a U.S. Justice Department investigation into a bribery scheme involving Venezuelan officials. 该计划始于2014年,包括向官员行贿,进行奢侈假和手表,以便利货币拍卖,使该公司能够用委内瑞拉的博利瓦尔换美元。 The scheme, which began in 2014, included bribing officials with luxury vacations and watches to facilitate currency auctions that allowed the company to exchange Venezuelan bolivars for U.S. dollars. 该附属公司面临指控,但如果符合某些条件,将避免起诉。 The subsidiary faces charges but will avoid prosecution if it meets certain conditions.